The Suns fired head coach Earl Watson 3 games into 2017-18 NBA season

Earl Watson is out as the Phoenix Suns head coach after just three games

Earl Watson is out as the Suns head coach after just three games this season, according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

The Suns kicked their season off with three straight losses, including the worst opening night loss in NBA history. This marks the first head coach firing in the NBA since 2016.

Watson will finish with a 33-85 record in 118 games with the Suns. Wojnarowski reports that Jay Triano will likely serve as interim head coach while Suns owner Robert Sarver and General Manager Ryan McDonough conduct interviews in search of a new head coach.

Watson was hired as the interim coach after the Suns after they fired Jeff Hornacek in 2016.

The Suns seemed to be behind Watson and the development of their young roster, prior to the start of the season, but their brutal loss on opening night and subsequent losses after may be factors in Watson’s firing.

The firing comes after Eric Bledsoe tweeted this on Sunday afternoon.